TMD and Orthodontics A clinical guide for the orthodontist
This evidence-based book, featuring contributions from world-renowned experts, discusses in detail the functional anatomy of the temporomandibular joint as well as the aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and medicolegal implications of patients with temporoma
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TMD and Orthodontics A Clinical Guide for the Orthodontist
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TMD and Orthodontics
Sanjivan Kandasamy • Charles S. Greene Donald J. Rinchuse • John W. Stockstill Editors
TMD and Orthodontics A Clinical Guide for the Orthodontist
Editors Sanjivan Kandasamy Department of Orthodontics School of Dentistry University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA Australia Centre for Advanced Dental Education Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO USA Charles S. Greene University of Illinois College of Dentistry Chicago, Illinois USA Donald J. Rinchuse Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA John W. Stockstill Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA USA
ISBN 978-3-319-19781-4 ISBN 978-3-319-19782-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19782-1
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Foreword
The writing of forewords is something of a cottage industry for retired academics. Regardless of the subject, a few laudatory, largely honest paragraphs are usually easy to craft. A book on TMD for orthodontists, however, has to be approached with caution. My concern about this invitation involves more than an aversion to books for dentists who seek some sort of complex mechanical perfection, seemingly to compensate for childhood difficulties with toilet training. Unfortunately, temporomandibular dysfunction is the red-headed stepchild o
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